Gun toy having sound producing means



Jan. 7, 1969 1 w. RYAN ET Al.

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Sheet llll Jan. 7, 1969 J. w. RYAN ETAI- GUN TOY HAVING SOUND PRDUCINGMEANS Sheet 3 of Filed Dec. 28, 1965 United States Patent O 6 ClaimsABSTRACT F THE DHSCLQSURE A toy gun with a recording of a gun shot soundcut into a rotatable record, the cutting being of amplified depth, and aspring-loaded rack for rotating the record. A manually operable gearcocks the rack and a trigger releases the same. The rack acts to retractand release a tone arm having a needle for reproducing the recordedsound. Integral resilient means on the record serve to bias weights of acentrifugal governor.

The present invention relates to a new and useful gun toy and moreparticularly to such a toy having sound producing means forrealistically simulating gun shot sounds when the gun is red.

A good many toys have been developed for placing the child user in animaginary adult world. Toy cap guns have always been a favorite toy foraccomplishing this. While generally satisfactory, cap guns have thedisadvantage that the sound produced by the exploding cap is not verysimulative of the real gun-shot sound the child has become accustomed tohearing in the movies and on television. This is attributable, in part,to the fact that the exploding cap does not sound like an explodingbullet. In addition, a cap gun is not capable of producing a soundsimulating the whine of a traveling bullet with accompanying ricochetsounds which are used so extensively in moving pictures and televisionshows to heighten the realism of the action taking place.

It has been suggested in Patent No. 2,734,310 to record actual gun shotsounds on a phonograph record which is rotated one complete revolutionby a clock-type spring each time the gun is red. The recorded sound isreproduced by a sound-producing cone which is mounted in the body of thegun and which carries an inwardly projecting needle. The needle engagesthe sound-recording groove on the phonograph record. While generallysatisfactory, guns of this type have the disadvantage that the recordedsound is not reproduced by the sound-producing cone and the needlearrangement with sufficient volume to make it realistic. This stems fromthe fact that the sounds are recorded electronically producing a soundwave of small amplitude which, for satisfactory reproduction, should beamplified electronically. Of course electronic amplification would makea toy too expensive. Thus, the toy disclosed in Patent No. 2,734,310 hasa direct mechanical connection between the needle and thesound-producing cone. With this arrangement, the amplitude of theelectronic recording is not great enough to move the needle up-and-downsufficiently to excite the soundproducing cone with a high level ofsound. The resulting sound, as heard by the child user, does notstimulate his imagination as much as it would if the sound had a higherintensity.

In view of the foregoing factors and conditions characteristic of toyguns, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide a newand useful toy gun not subject to the disadvantages enumerated above andhaving a new and useful sound-producing means for simulating gunshotsounds realistically, safely and economically.

3,420,530 Patented Jan. 7, 1969 ICC Another object of the presentinvention is to provide a new and useful toy gun having phonographrecord means of the present invention mounted therein and soundreproducing means connected to the phonograph record means forreproducing synthesized gun-shot sound cut into the record by new anduseful methods using new and useful mechanical means of the presentinvention.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a toy gun ofthe type described having a new and useful actuating means forcontrolling the Operation of a phonograph record, tone arm andsound-reproducing cone of the present invention.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a new and usefulmethod of recording synthesized gunshot sounds on a photograph record.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new anduseful gun of the type described simulating a lever-action type riflehaving new and useful means of the present invention for automaticallyfiring the rie each time the lever is actuated.

According to the present invention a phonograph record means is providedwith a synthesized gun-shot sound cut into the record by mechanicalcutting techniques using a photograph of an amplitude wave from anactual gunshot sound as a pattern which is followed visually indirecting the cutting knife. The phonograph record means is rotatablymounted in a toy gun simulating a leveraction type rifle. A tone arm andneedle combination is swingably mounted in the gun housing for operativeengagement with the phonograph record means and with a sound-reproducingcone which is also mounted in the rifle housing.

The phonograph record is rotatably driven by a rackand-pinionarrangement of the present invention. The rack is mounted in the riflehousing in association with a spring which is compressed when thecocking lever for the riile is actuated. The rack is held against theforce of the compressed spring by a scar provided on a trigger. When thetrigger is squeezed, the force of the spring drives the rack intodriving engagement with a pinion gear connected to the phonograph recordmeans. A rst cam means is provided on the rack for properly positioningthe tone arm above the proper groove on the phonograph record when thegun is cocked. The rack also includes a second cam means for lifting thetone arm from the record at the end of the recorded gun shot sound toeliminate the noise which would be otherwise produced by permitting theneedle to ride in an unrecorded groove during the free-spinning of therecord means due to the momentum imparted thereto by the rack duringfiring of the toy gun.

A new and useful governor means of the present invention is connected tothe record means for controlling its rate of rotation. In addition, apredetermined mass in the form of a weighted, annular member is affixedto the phonograph record means for minimizing vibration of the record ina vertical direction, whereby the amplitude of the recorded sound waveis more elfective in vibrating the tone arm in a vertical direction toreproduce the sound recorded on the phonograph record means.

The cocking lever is provided with a selective trigger release in theform of a pawl of the type disclosed in Patent No. 3,101,703. This pawlmay be swung to an operative position wherein it will automaticallyactuate the trigger each time the cocking lever is actuated.

A ricochet sound is also recorded on the record. However, the ricochetsound is preferably recorded electronically because a softer fade-out isdesirable for a ricochet sound than can be obtained by the mechanicalrecording method of the present invention.

The features of the present invention which are believed to be novel areset forth with particularity in the appended claims. The presentinvention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, togetherwith further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood byreference to the following description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to likeelements in the several views.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the gun toy of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged, partial cross-sectional view taken along line 22 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG- URE 2 showing theoperating mechanism of the gun of the present invention in a differentoperative position then that shown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 4 4 ofFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged, partial cross-sectional view of the gun ofFIGURE l showing the opposite side portion of the actuating mechanismshown in FIGURE 2;

FIGURE 6 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken along line 6 6 ofFIGURE 2;

FIGURE 7 is a reduced, partial cross-sectional view taken along line 7 7of FIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is an enlarged, partial perspective view showing somewhatdiagrammatically certain details of construction of thesound-reproducing means and its associated actuating mechanism;

FIGURE 9 is an enlarged, exploded perspective view of a tone arm and aphonograph record means of the present invention showing therelationship of a governor means of the present invention to thephonograph record means;

FIGURE l0 is a diagrammatic view showing the record cutting method ofthe present invention; and

FIGURE 11 is a diagrammatic view showing the vertical reciprocation ofthe tone arm needle during operation of the sound-producing means of thepresent invention.

Referring again to the drawings, a gun toy constituting a presentlypreferred embodiment of the invention, generally designated 10, includesa gun body portion 12 simulating the appearance of a rifle which may beconveniently manufactured from a suitable plastic material by molding afirst body half 14 and a second body half 16. The body halves 14, 16 maybe joined together by a suitable weldment 18 to form a hollow housingfor accommodating a mechanism to be hereinafter described in detail. Thebody portion 12 includes a stock 20, a grip 22, a receiver 24 and abarrel 26 which are formed integrally in each body half 14, 16 duringthe molding of a particular body half.

A sound-producing means 28 is mounted in the stock adjacent a grill 30provided in the body half 16 for producing gun shot and ricochet soundsclosely simulating the sounds produced by a real rifle.

The sound-producing means 28 is actuated by a suitable actuating means32 which is mounted in the lbody portion 12 in operative associationwith a cocking mechanism 34 and a trigger means 36.

The sound-producing means 28 includes a phonograph record means 38having an integrally formed turntablerecord 40 (FIG. 6) which isrotatably mounted on a shaft 42 having one end 43 rotatably mounted in aboss 44 provided in the body half 14 and another end 45 which isrotatably mounted in a partition 46 provided in the body half 16. Adrive gear 52 is alixed to the shaft 42 for irnparting rotation to theturntable-record 4t) through the medium of a clutch-spring 54 which iscoiled about the hub portion 56 of gear 52 Within cylindrical cavity 58formed by a skirt 60 provided in the upper surface 62 of theturntable-record 40. The coil spring 54 frictionally surrounds the hub56 and an end 66 thereof is connected to the skirt 60 for ceiling thespring 54 tightly about the hub 56 when the gear 52 is rotated in onedirection and for uncoiling the spring 54 when the gear 52 is rotated inthe opposite direction. When the spring 54 is tightly coiled about thehub 56, it imparts rotation to the turntablerecord 40. However, when thegear 52 is rotated in the opposite direction for unwinding the spring54, the turntable-record 40 does not rotate.

Gun-shot and ricochet sounds are recorded on the upper surface 62 of theturntable-record 40, in a manner to be hereinafter described, with thegun-shot sounds being recorded near the outer periphery 70 of theturntablerecord 40, as indicated by the grooves 72 and the ricochetsounds being recorded on the turntable-record 40 radially inwardly fromthe grooves 72, as indicated by the grooves 74. These recorded soundsare reproduced by a vibratable sound-reproducing means 76 including atone arm 78 swingably mounted by a post 80 on a pin 82 aixed to the bodyhalf 14 in stock 20 by a land 84. The tone arm 78 includes an end 86,remote from the post 80, which is laterally offset somewhat and whichcarries a phonographrecord needle 88 engageable with the grooves 72 and74 for receiving vibrations therefrom. These vibrations are transmittedto a speaker cone 90 through a coupling piston 92 (FIG. 6) having adisc-like member 94 biased into engagement with the tone arm 78 by aspring 96 having one end 98 disposed within the coupling member 92 andanother end 100 bearing against a boss 102 provided on the grill 30. Themember 92 is reciprocably mounted in the apex portion 104 of the speakercone 90 for transmitting vibrations from the record means 38 to thespeaker 90 through the needle 88, tone arm 78 and member 92. The cone isgiven flexibility by providing its peripheral edge portion 106 with aplurality of corrugations 108. The speaker cone 90 may be made from anysuitable material such as cardboard, paper, plastic and the like and isshown herein for purposes of illustration, but not of limitation, asbeing made from a plastic material.

The actuating means 32 actuates the sound-producing means 28 Abysimultaneously moving the tone arm 78 into proper playing position andsetting the record means 38 into rotation; and includes a non-circularrack means 110 having a first end 112 provided with a first set of teeth114 on its under surface 116 and a second end 118 provided with a secondset of teeth on its upper surface 122. The rack means 110 isreciprocably mounted in the body 12 by a pair of spaced-apart plates 124and 126 each of which has a non-circular aperture 128 provided thereinfor preventing rotation of the non-circular rack means 110.

The teeth 114 on the rack means 110 drivingly engage a pinion gear 130which is rotatably mounted in the stock 20 by a shaft 132 having a firstend 134 rotatably received in an aperture 136 provided in partition 46(FIG. 6) and a second end 140 rotatably received in an aperture 142provided in a partition 144 which is mounted in the tbody half 14. Adriving gear 146 is rigidly afiixed to the pinion 130 for rotationthereby and drivingly engages the turntable gear 52 for impartingrotation thereto. The pinion gear is, in turn, rotated by the rack means110 when it is reciprocated in a rst direction by a compression spring148 and in a second direction by the cockiug means.

The spring 148 encompasses the rack means 110 and has a first end 150bearing against the plate 124 and a second end 152 bearing against aplate 154 rigidly aflixed to the rack means 110 for movement therewithfrom the position shown in FIG. 3 where the spring 148 is fullycompressed to the position shown in FIG. 2 where the plate 154 isstopped by the plate 126.

The cocking means 34 includes a rack-gear 156 to which a pinion gear 158is rigidly affixed. The gear 156 and 158 are rotatably mounted in thereceiver 24 `by a shaft 160 having a first end 162 rotatably mounted ina hollow boss 164 provided in the body half 14 and a second end 166rotatably mounted in a hollow boss 168 provided in the body half 16. Thepinion gear 158 is rotated by a cocking-lever gear 170 which isrotatably mounted in the receiver 24 by a shaft 172. The gear 170 isrotated by a cocking lever 174 having an arcuate end 176 rigidly affixedto the gear 170 and another end 178 rigidly aixed to a handle member 179which may be grasped by a user of the toy to swing the cocking lever 174from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. 3 wherethe toy 10 is fully cocked by moving the rack means 110 in the directionof arrow 180 until the spring 148 is fully compressed. In this position,a wedge-shaped cam lobe 182 engages a lifting tab 184 provided on theend 86 of tone arm 78 and swings it in the direction of arrow 186 to thebeginning of the recorded gun-shot sound provided on the record means38. The tab 184 is prevented from sliding ofi the trailing end of camlobe 182 lby a stop member 187.

The rack means 110 is maintained in a fully cocked position 'by a sear188 provided on the end 190 of an arcuate lever 192 having another end194 rigidly aiiixed to the trigger means 36 which, in turn, is pivotallymounted in the receiver 24 'by a pin 198. The trigger means 36 includesa first end 200 forming a finger-engaging portion and a second end 202having a projection 204 extending substantially at right angles to theend 202 toward a hub member 206 carried by the cocking-lever gear 170'.The hub member 206 includes an outer periphery 208 which is providedwith a first recess 210 engageable by a detent 212 provided on the end214 of a spring 216. The spring 216 includes a body portion 218 which iscoiled about a stationary pin 220 provided in the body portion 12, airst arm 222 which is engaged behind a fixed pin 224 for biasing thedetent 212 into engagement with the hub member 206 and a second arm 226which is engaged behind a pin 228 provided on the trigger means 36 for`creating a moment about the pin 198 to bias the sear 188 intoengagement with the end 230 of the rack means 110. When the cockinglever 174 is in the position shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the detent 212 isseated in the recess 210 for maintaining the hand grip 179 in a positionclosely adjacent the grip portion 22 of the body portion 12.

The periphery 208 of the hub 206 is also provided with a second recess232 into which the projection 204 of trigger means 36 may be relievedonly when the cocking lever 174 is in its FIGS. 2 and 5 position. Whenthe cocking lever 174 is in its FIG. 3 position, the trigger means 36can not 'be actuated because the projection 204 will engage theuninterrupted portion of the periphery 208. Should it be possible toactuate the trigger means 36 with the rack means 110 in the fully cockedposition shown in FIG. 3 before the cocking lever 174 is returned to itsFIGS. 2 and 5 position, the rack means 110 would not only drive thephonograph record means 38 in a manner to be hereinafter described, butwould also rapidly rotate the cocking lever 174 toward its FIG. 2position because, as will be seen in FIG. 3, the teeth 234 on rackdriving gear 156 are still engaged with the teeth 120 on the rack means110. However, when the cocking lever 174 is returned to its FIG. 2position, a flat face 236, provided on the gear 156, is positioned overthe rack means 110 providing clearance between the teeth 234 and theteeth 120 so that the rack means 110 will proceed without interferencefrom the cocking means 34 when the trigger means 36 is actuated toenergize the sound-producing means 28. Clearance between the teeth 120and the teeth 234 on gear 156 is assured during return of the cockinglever from its FIG. 3 position to its FIG. 2 position by an enlargedtooth 238 which is provided on the gear 156 for engaging the teeth 120to push the rack means 110 in the direction of arrow 180 suciently tolatch the end 230 of rack means 110 vbehind the sear 188 in such aposition that the teeth 120 will be out of reach of the teeth 234 duringrotation of the gear 156 by the lever 174 as it is returned from itsFIG. 3 position to its FIG. 2 position. The gear 156 is also providedwith a pickup tooth 240 which is somewhat larger than the teeth 234 forminimizing the force required to start the rack means 110 moving in thedirection of arrow 180 during a `cocking operation.

With the rack means 110 in its FIG. 3 position fully loading spring 148and with the cocking lever 174 in its FIG. 2 position, the gun 10 may betired 'by squeezing trigger means 36 to release rack means 110 whereuponthe force stored in spring 148 moves the rack means 110 in the directionof arrow 242 imparting rotation to the record means 38 through teeth 114on rack means 110, the pinion gear 130, the driving gear 146 and theturntable gear 52. The angular velocity of the turntable-record 40 isregulated by a governor means 244 (FIGS. 7 and 9) which includes a pairof cantilever springs, such as the one shown at 246 in FIG. 9. Eachspring 246 is formed integrally with the turntable-record 40 andincludes an arcuate arm 248 extending along the outer periphery 70 ofthe turntable-record 40 at positions located approximately 180 from eachother. Each arm 248 includes a free end 250 which is biased in thedirection of arrow 251 toward the periphery 70 by the configuration ofits fixed end 252 forming a continuation of the periphery 70. The end252 of each spring 246- is provided with a slot 254 which receives anassociated pin 256 pivotally connecting an end 258 of a governor weight260 to the turntable-record 40. An arcuate slot 262 is provided in eachweight 260 for receiving the end 250' of an associated spring 246 sothat each weight 260 will have its free end 264 biased toward theturntable-record 40. When the angular velocity of the turntable-record40 exceeds a predetermined amount, centrifugal force moves the free end264 of each weight 260 into engagement with the inner surface 265a of acylindrical member 265, so that frictional engagement of the weight 260rwith the surface 265a controls the angular velocity 'of theturntable-record 40.

At the beginning of the power stroke, wherein the rack means 110 ismoved in the direction of arrow 242 by the spring 148, the tab 184 ontoe arm 78 is in engagement with the lobe 182. The tone arm 78 isprevented from moving with the lobe 182 by a hook means 266 (FIG. 8)which engages the tone arm 78 in such a manner that it is free to dropvertically downwardly but is restricted from swinging horizontally untilit drops down into engagement with the record means 38. This happenswhen the rack means 110 moves in the direction of arrow 242 sutiicientlyto remove the lobe 182 from its position subjacent the tab 184. Duringrotation of the record means 38 by the rack means 110, the tone arm 78follows the grooves 72 and 74 radially inwardly toward the shaft 42until the needle 88 reaches an unrecorded, silent groove 268 at whichtime the plate 154 is approaching its FIG. 2, arrested position againstthe plate 126. At this time, a second cam lobe 270 engages the tab 184lifting the tone arm 78 from the silent groove 268. This eliminates anynoise that might be transmitted to the speaker cone 90 by continuedrotation of the record means 38 after movement of the rack means hasbeen arrested. The tab 184 is prevented from sliding ot the trailing endof cam lobe 270 by a stop member 271.

The gun 10 may be automatically fired when the cocking lever is swungfrom its FIG. 3 position to its FIG. 2 position by a selective triggerrelease in the form of a pawl 272 of the type disclosed in Patent No.3,101,703. The pawl 272 is pivotally connected to the cocking lever 174by a pin 274 and includes an arm 276 having an aperture 278 extendingtherethrough for receiving the pin 274 and a transverse tab portion 280engageable with the trigger means 36. The pawl 272 may be swung to aposition where no contact is made between the tab 280 and the triggermeans 36 when the cocking lever 174 is returned to its normal FIG. 2position adjacent the body 12, if desired.

The gun-shot sound recorded on the record means 38 may be givensuiiicient volume for imparting a high degree of realism to the firingof the gun 10 without employing electronic amplifying means by cutting asynthesized gunshot sound into the record means 38 by the method of thepresent invention. This method comprises integrating one or more timesthe signal received from an actual gunshot sound and displaying theintegrated signal on an oscilloscope. A photograph is then made of thedisplayed sound pattern. The photograph may be enlarged to any desireddegree to produce a sound pattern having a very large amplitude. Thephotograph is then used as a trace for mechanically reproducing thesound pattern on the phonograph record means 38. For example, thephotograph may be used to make a template 284 (FIG. l) serving as atrace for a cutting knife 286 which follows the sound pattern 288 formedon the edge 290 of the template 284 by motions imparted thereto by atemplate-follower 292 which is pivotally mounted adjacent the template284 by a pin 293 and which includes a iirst end 294 engaging the soundpattern 288 and a second end 296 engaging the cutting knife 286 forreciprocating it, as indicated by the double headed arrow 298, while theknife 286 is simultaneously rotated by a motor means 299 connected tothe knife 286 by a belt 300 and the output shaft 302 of the motor means299. Thus, as the cutting knife 286 is rotated, it is reciprocated bythe sound pattern 288 in such a manner that it reproduces the soundpattern on the record means 38 during rotation thereof. This produces ahill-and-dale recording, as indicated in FIG. l1, wherein the groove 72provided on the record means 38 has peaks 304 and valleys 306 defining asound pattern of sutiicient amplitude to vibrate the needle 88 withenough force that the tone arm 78 excites the cone 90 through the disc94 in such a manner that a gun-shot sound having a satisfactory volumeis heard by a user of the gun without using electronic amplifyingequipment.

If desired the template 284 may be eliminated and the photographic traceof the sound may be followed visually. The gun-shot sound need notfollow the trace exactly because the introduction of masking noises fromfollowing the trace inaccurately is not particularly detrimental to thereproduction of the gun-shot sound. The record means 38 may be made fromany suitable material which is readily machineable by the knife 286.Nylon has been found to be satisfactory and has the advantage that thecantilever springs 246 satisfactorily bias the weights 260 toward therecord means 38. The mechanical method of cutting records hereindescribed can be used to cut cylinders, discs and the like with equalfacility. Also, concentric and spiral grooves can be cut.

In actual practice, a gun-shot sound was recorded on magnetic tape. Onplayback, this produced the desired pressure wave. However, the camshape required to produce such a pressure wave through the acousticalsystem formed by the sound-producing means 28 is, in general, differentfrom the pressure wave. Therefore, appropriate equalization isintroduced between the tape and the oscilloscope picture so that theshape of the amplitude Wave (cam shape) is depicted rather than thepressure wave. Then on playback from record means 38, the resultantpressure wave is similar to the original.

The operating characteristics of the tone arm 78 are enhanced bymaximizing the amount of up-and-down motion imparted to the tone arm byvertical vibrations in the turntable-record means 40. This isaccomplished by adding mass to the turntable-record means 40 in the formof a metal, annular ring 308 so that it takes more force to overcome theinertia of the turntable-record 40. Thus, the mass of theturntable-record 40 being much greater than that of the tone arm, theturntable-record 40 does not move much and imparts most of the motionderived from the grooves 72 and 74 to the tone arm 78. Theturntable-record means 40 is desirably made as light as possible tominimize the likelihood of the turntable crashing through the housing orbody portion 12 when the gun is subjected .to dropping and other roughtreatment. The annular ring 308 is designed to add suiiicient mass tothe turntable-record 40 to minimize the vibrations therein while notadding an excessive amount of mass sufficient to cause theturntable-record means 40 to break through the gun body por-tion 12should the gun 10 be accidently dropped.

While the particular gun toy herein shown and described in detail isfully capable of attaining the objects and providing the advantageshereinbefore stated, it is to be understood that it is merelyillustrative of the presently preferred embodiment of the invention andthat no limitations are intended to the details of construction, designor method steps herein shown and described other than as defined in theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a toy gun: a rotatable grooved record having sounds recordedthereon; sound reproducing means for reproducing sounds recorded on saidrecord; a movable toothed rack bar and gear means drivingly connectingsaid rack bar to said record; spring means urging said rack bar to movein one direction to drive said record; manually operable means formoving said rack bar in the other direction to energize said springmeans, said manually operable means including a rotatable member havingteeth arranged to engage teeth on said rack bar to move the same in saidother direction; and detent means for releasably holding said rotatablemember in position with its said teeth out of engagement with said rackbar.

2. A toy gun as dened in claim 1 wherein said rotatable member comprisesa generally circular gear having a peripheral portion cut away to definea chordal edge; said detent means being arranged to releasably hold saidgear with said chordal edge adjacent said rack bar.

3. A toy gun as defined in claim 1 including trigger means for holdingsaid rack bar at the end of its movement in said other direction; saidrotatable member including means for preventing actuation of saidtrigger means to release said rack bar except when in said position withits teeth out of engagement with said rack bar.

4. In a toy gun a rotatably mounted generally at circular member ofresilient plastic material comprising an integral phonograph record andturntable; spring motor means for ratating said member; and integralcantilevered resilient finger at the periphery of said member andextending generally parallel to said periphery; a governor iiyweightjournalled on said member adjacent said finger and having a portionengaging the free end thereof and arranged so that said tingerresiliently biases said flyweight to swing radially inwardly; andstationary drum means adjacent the periphery of said member andfrictionally engageable by said yweight when the latter swings outwardlyin response to centrifugal force.

5. A toy as defined in claim 4 wherein a record groove is cut into oneface of said member; and a rigid metal disc member is embedded in theopposite face of said member.

6. In a toy gun: a rotatably mounted generally flat circular member ofresilient plastic material comprising an integral phonograph record andturntable; spring motor means for rotating said member; soundreproducing means for reproducing sound recorded on said record; amovable toothed rack bar and gear means drivingly connecting said rackbar to said record; spring means urging said record bar to move in onedirection to drive said record; manually operable means for moving saidrack bar in the other direction to energize said spring means, Saidmanually operable means including a rotatable member having teeththereon `arranged to engage teeth on said rack bar to move the same insaid rotatable member in position with its said teeth out of engagementwith said rack bar; an integral cantilevered resilient finger at theperiphery of said member and extending generally parallel to said 9 10periphery; a governor yweight journailed on said member 2,734,310 2/1956 Christopher 46-228 adjacent said finger and having a pcrtionengaging the 3,044,213 7/1962 Licitis 46.477 fieeesm;glfovdhfftngilo3,064,389 11/1962 Lemelson 46-209 a y g g y y 3,078,618 2/1963 Hough eta1 46-177 stationary drum means adjacent the periphery of said 5 memberand frictionally engageable by said yweight when the latter swingsoutwardly in response to centrifugal force.

HARRY N. HAROIAN, Primary Examiner.

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